Seasonal Sunday (01-23-11)

Today marks the 4th week of Seasonal Sundays! Time is Flying and to be honest Im grateful. As each week passes I see the light at the end of the freezing tunnel.. SPRING. :) But to get myself through our most recently bitterly cold temps (single digits this week) I keep my focus on my favorite thing- (Food!) This past week I have been indulging in Clementines. Can't seem to get enough of them. I always find it comical that they are in season now - as their tropical flavor makes me think of summer. Perhaps these delightful citrusey fruits are natures way of reminding us of the Sunny & Balmy days to come.

This week I would like to highlight a Blogger that I recently started to follow. Her name was drawn for last weeks Angell Bar Chocolate Giveaway- and I found myself drawn to her site multiple times this week. May I introduce to you Heather from Gluten-Free Cat. She writes some fantastic recipes! Beyond recipes her site is filled to the brink with great information. Last week she submitted to Seasonal Sundays a Green Mango Coconut Milk Smoothie that very quickly grabbed my attention! Go check it out.

This week.. I'm sad to say that my submission is coming from the archives. I have had one of those Gluten Free non-stop failure baking weeks. Maddening? Yes. But its the nature of the beast- and I have found I learn so much after these dry spells- and always pull through with a recipe I never thought possible. This week I WAS going to have prepared to share a Gorgeous 3 Layer Beet Cake. Fail. Then today I attempted a Clementine Cake. Fail Again. For whatever reason cake without Eggs, Gluten, Dairy, Soy and Refined Sugar is tough. Perhaps its my high personal standards and the distant memories of the mile high rich and moist cakes I once made.. I'll get there again.

It is so nice to meet you, thank you so much for inviting me to your party. I am a seasonal cook so this is a good fit for me. Your Butternut Squash Potato Gnocchi looks very good. I brought my Southwest White Bean Stew, I sure hope that you and your readers enjoy it. Let me know how the conversion goes on the Apple Cake. Thank you so much for sharing and thank you for hosting the party. I will look forward to seeing you and your friends at Full Plate Thursday, we have so much fun!

I found your site from a comment you made on another blog. Hubby and I don't eat totally gluten or dairy free, but we are trying to make healthier food choices these days. I've found that many of our healthy choices naturally end up being both gluten and dairy free. I've linked up some sweet potato chili today- hope it fits the bill!

Hi Betty! Thanks for this Comment. Glad you stopped by I agree- for me living without Gluten and Dairy has been the best thing! The idea for this Event came to me when I was looking for some inspiration for new ways to prepare vegetables. The variety of recipes linked up over the past few weeks has been really exciting for me to see! Your Sweet Potato Chili looks fantastic. Thanks for sharing it! Hope you have a wonderful week.

Brandie! Thanks for Linking up!! No worries on the recipes not being Gluten Free. I wanted to open up this event to everyone. The idea is the inspire. I love seeing recipes even if they are not gluten free- and if I want to try them- Ill change the flours and adjust them to meet what I can Eat

Thank you for the sweet comments over on my blog and for inviting me to your Seasonal Sunday Party. I have linked up my Two Layered Pineapple Upside Down Cake! Off to check out the other great recipes.

Your gnocchi looks wonderful. I'm getting ready to make some soon, hopefully this week as I have a butternut squash I need to use up. That mango coconut smoothie looks wonderful too, I can't wait to try it.

Whoa…37 entries. Holy blog carnival! That’s impressive for such a new weekly event (actually I think it’s impressive even for an event that’s been around for a while)! I entered my roasted red pepper sauce that has onions in it.

I feel incredibly lucky that so many awesome bloggers have participated! And you KNOW I have been eyeing that flat bread. Mind if I move across the country- I think I might really benefit from having you as a neighbor..

Thanks for the comment on my lasagna recipe, Brittany. If you find a way to make it dairy-free, please let me know how it goes! I’ll definitely start participating in Seasonal Sundays. I also LOVE seasonal foods! I’ve been munching on clementines also for the past month or so, and have a great dessert salad recipe you’ll love. I’ll try to make it this weekend to share.